# NTSB LAX74FVM07: Piper PA-24, N5979P, Pasa Robles, CA, August 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1973
- Place: Pasa Robles, CA · PASA ROBLES, CA
- Location: 35.6266° N, 120.6910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paso Robles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6266&lon=-120.6910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FVM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FVM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2399  73/8/15    PASA ROBLES,CALIF   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1035
        TIME - 1622                    N5979P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PASA ROBLES CNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASA ROBLES,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED GR WRNG SYS FAILED. SYS NOT CKD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5979P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979P-1974-05-15), registration cancelled 1974-05-15, S/N 24-1072 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pasa Robles Cnty

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730815024389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730815024389A), Aug 15, 1973: Piper PA24250, Pasa Robles, CA, Substantial damage. Plt stated gr wrng sys failed. Sys not ckd.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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